retrofit
A change made to a device, structure, etc., by introducing components or parts that were not previously available or installed.
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The group is advancing a market-ready plan to retrofit 5,000 low-rise apartment buildings with energy-efficient heat pumps and turn heat traps into safe havens for over 175,000 residents. Saving lives. Saving money. A…
At our Eastern #FuelPovertyForum, Cambridge City Council shared information about a net zero retrofit pilot with our attendees. Smart DCC also spoke about how we can work to maximise the use of smart meter data to sup…
Wherein an architect, a builder, and a keen home owner do a deep energy retrofit with a focus on low-carbon materials. #passivehouse #greenbuilding #retrofit
the French company paid the billion for rights and was going to provide green energy. It was money in the Treasury, now it's gone. Of course, he paid more to retrofit the Qatari 747, which he will keep...
She needs taxpayer-funded ballroom, $1billion to retrofit his illegal Qatar jet gifted to him, a Triumphal Arch dedicated yo him, hundreds of millions of $$ to renovate OUT WH to his liking.
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A change made to a device, structure, etc., by introducing components or parts that were not previously available or installed.
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(intransitive) To supply a device, structure, etc., with new components or parts that were not previously available or installed.
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An act of supplying a device, structure, etc., with new components or parts that were not previously available or installed; a retrofitting.
“The group is advancing a market-ready plan to retrofit 5,000 low-rise apartment buildings with energy-efficient heat pumps and turn heat traps into safe havens for over 175,000 residents. Saving lives. Saving money. And creating jobs. 3/4...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“At our Eastern #FuelPovertyForum, Cambridge City Council shared information about a net zero retrofit pilot with our attendees. Smart DCC also spoke about how we can work to maximise the use of smart meter data to support households struggling to afford high energy bills.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Wherein an architect, a builder, and a keen home owner do a deep energy retrofit with a focus on low-carbon materials. #passivehouse #greenbuilding #retrofit”
— Bluesky· May 2026“the French company paid the billion for rights and was going to provide green energy. It was money in the Treasury, now it's gone. Of course, he paid more to retrofit the Qatari 747, which he will keep...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“She needs taxpayer-funded ballroom, $1billion to retrofit his illegal Qatar jet gifted to him, a Triumphal Arch dedicated yo him, hundreds of millions of $$ to renovate OUT WH to his liking.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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